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    • UV Radiation Damage Leads to Ribosome Roadblocks, Causing Early Skin Cell Death

    UV Radiation Damage Leads to Ribosome Roadblocks, Causing Early Skin Cell Death

    In a recent study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest the cell’s messenger RNA (mRNA) — the major translator and regulator of genetic material — along with a critical protein called ZAK, spur the cell’s initial response to UV radiation damage and play a critical role in whether the cell lives or dies.

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